New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-06
NETWORK CITY.

rhc lecture Of Professor Blckmore yesterday on
italy gave account of the ancient and modern
history OF the country. The views presented included
many OF Pompc and the streets and buildings recently
excavacd, well "a the cathedrals M paiacS
Of Italy
II. L. C."-The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens
on Tuesday TO the public. AS that is Election Day and
thus a legal holiday, there Is no charge
Mr. Charles Dickens will give his third reading In
Chckering Hall next Friday afternoon at 80. Mr.
Dickens has been highly successful in Boston and
Ecw-Engand. where he has been reading to large
audiences and he has been urged TO read again I'D
nearly every city which he has Vistcd'
Nine. Elvlra Repeuo is expected to arrive IN 'n's
city to-day by the steamship Normandle The prih
cpal stockholders Of the Metropolitan Opera House
have scnifed their intention of retaining their boxes
for the Campann operate Concerts on the evenings
of November 10 and 10 The management Oh inc COM
pany has arranged for special car with taan c9os
attendants, etc and the artists Will occupy II rom
The dav Of their departure from this city on November
is until the close Of the tour Inc san francIsco
season begins December IL at the Grand opera
House
The proposed Home Hotel for authors, artists and
others has received donations during october, from
r. Dunlap, 2. II. Barnum, Mrs Frank Leslie Mrs'
Van Buren, Mrs. John Guion Mrs. Adelaide Morgan,
Mr.. Florence F. Cory. Mr., mGeao arusrvs No
I1s East ifty-fourthst
Policeman Fitzgerald Of the Morrlsana squad who
vas drunk in the trial room at Police headquarters on
Wednesday, resigned yesterday
Charles stringham, of City Island yesterday caueh'
. bass weighing forty-slx and onc-half pounds The
fishing at City Island has been unusually good 'his
year.
Croton water rents for the week were s3s,s67 ~ !:
licenses issued, 1850 receipts therefor s"loo on
The group of the seven condemned Anarchists d
they appeared while in consultation In the Arpe'er
zcitune Office is now exhibition at the Eden Musec
and Is attracting much attention Tie fio"cr 0ho"
Is also still In progress
Edward II. Congo, age sixty three OF NO 90 has'
Tbirteenth-st. formerly partner OF Sherioah ohooh
was held $500 bail at the JeGcs1n on
Court yesterday on charge OF scil'"s Pi'p'' w.
which he had given clattel mortgage
An interesting book called " suburban Homes on inc
PICTURESQUE Erie" has Just been issued 10y the hIle
Railway Company the object OF when Is 10 i"i,'
inform peope who contemplate living in the suburbs
Of the exact s strv mi miles Of %ew-York book
can obtained at any ticket ohcc OF me ~ %o Of
nayInent of 5 cents, by sending stamps 10 NO -
cortlandt-st.
Sbere was a slight furry yesterday in the Cotton
Exchange occasoned by reported falling on OF the
Eouthern crop from 100000 to 6"oO'ooo ua'Vs'
The steamer Chateau Yquem. which arrived yes'er
dav from bordeaux with seventy-eight ltahahs' WI"
have her baggage fumgated and VIII NC ue'""'"
twenty four hours for oDseTFd'ioh'
as an additional attraction at the American lnsu-
tute Fair there will be special exhibit of chry Sanue
NUNS this week and the lovers of these Ie"u'liui
.utumn 1,wers will have opportunity OF seeing
them in perfection. This exhibition VIII bcglh on
tuesday Afternoon. November s, and continue until
Saturday November IL.
The saturday morning lectures which are gwen
each winter at Columbia College by the professors ana
men prominent in science and letters Will soon pee'n
The lectures Will probably be held in the GoNpci
Tabernaclc. al Madison ave. and Forty hith-st
The Rev DIR. Winchester Donald, of the Church OF
the A.cenSion was appointed trustee OF Amherst
College last week in the place Of the Rev Dr. Il. d.
Hitchcock whn died in June. Dr. Donald was
nmni NJ DR. Hitchcock and was graduated from the
college In 1863.